3 ms·
Git was successful before github. I’d say Github was successful because of git!
by tasssko 7y ago
Git was successful before github. I’d say Github was successful because of git!
- kjeetgill 7y agoI was going to write this exact comment. I'm sure the "marketing" of "Linus Made!" and "used for the Kernel!" did git some favors, but git is technically superior in my experience, despite UI short comings. I'm sure it's changed now, but the lack of cheap fast branching was jarring. I think many UI fetishists forget: Good UI helps begginer adoption but has to be incredibly way better to drive any readoption. But professionals will often have to suck it up and use a shitty UI if it means solving a technical shortcoming better.
- benibela 7y agoAnd perhaps because there is no good offline ui for git So you end up using github as ui, even if you do not want to use a webpage